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Nicholas Shaheen, MD, MPH, is a UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center member specializing in pre-cancerous and cancerous conditions of the esophagus.

MD, MPH
Bozymski-Heizer Distinguished Professor
Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Research, UNC School of Medicine Office of Research
Director, North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute (NC TraCS)
UNC-Chapel Hill
Cancer Epidemiology

Area of Interest

Pre-cancerous and cancerous conditions of the esophagus

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Awards and Honors

  • President, International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus – 2023-2024
  • Master Endoscopist Award, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2023
  • Ray Hayworth 62 Medical Alumni Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, UNC SOM & SPH, 2009-2013
  • Senior Associate Editor, American Journal of Gastroenterology, 2009-2013
  • Chair, Clinical Practice Section, American Gastroenterological Association, 2008-2010
  • President, North Carolina Society for Gastroenterology, 2006-08
  • Best Doctors in America by Best Doctors in America, 2003-present
Headshot of Nicholas Shaheen.